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Seventy-Fifth Year of Publication
trojan
1912 — 1986
Volume Cll, Number 38
University of Southern California
Thursday, October 23, 1986
Assemblyman Roos talks of key aspects in politics
By Stacy Stringer
Staff Writer
Speaking to a largely Republican audience on Tuesday night. Democratic State Assemblyman Mike Roos, a university alumnus, said guts and ambition are the two most important aspects in a political career.
Democratic floor leader in the assembly since 1980, Roos also discussed toxic waste, media, and his personal success story during his two-hour lecture at Waite Phillips Hall.
He was speaking primarily to students from a class entitled Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections. Roos began his discussion with the 75 percent Republican class by pointing out that politics can be "the most fulfilling thing in life" whether one is a Democrat or a Republican.
Talking about toxic waste, which he dtes as the number one issue in California because it "gets followers,” Roos explained how political parties can concentrate on issues to gain votes.
"Toxics are the byproduct of industrial success," Roos said. Using the issue as political leverage, Roos said, toxic waste can "pull people out of their houses to vote Democrat."
He compared this type of political manipulation to the consistent attacks from Republicans on chief justice of the California Supreme Court, Rose Bird. Bird has come under fire recently for
her lax stand on the death penalty.
Although he said he does not necessarily support Bird, Roos said he dislikes the attack on the judiciary system.
Roos said the Democrats are searching for an issue that will
GURI DHALIWAL / DAILY TROJAN
California Assembly Majority Leader Mike Roos.
bring forth a persona that can win followers, like President Reagan in the Republican camp. Reagan "looks at what is good in America," Roos said. "He for-(Continued on page 2)
Public Administration center to be assessed
Team to re-evaluate program
By Lori Grange
Staff Writer
A visit to the university's School of Public Administration in Washington, D.C., by a three-man accreditation team this month will mark the beginning of the university's reaccreditation process.
Melvin Eggers, Richard Williamson and Ralph Wolff, all administrators with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, will begin assessing the public administration center on Oct. 31, according to Jerome Walker, associate provost.
In mid-November, the association will send an 18-member team to Los Angeles to review the main campus.
The association, a voluntary organization which oversees and accredits elementary, secondary, community college and four-year institutions in California, Nevada, Hawaii and the Trust Territories, conducts a review of the university once every ten years, Walker said.
"The Washington review is a preliminary visit associated with a larger effort," he said. "The association usually likes to visit an off-campus program site as part of their review."
The team will assess the strengths, weaknesses and concerns of the Washington center, and will make recommendations accordingly, Walker said.
The men will base their findings on a series of minimal standards adopted by the association in the areas of integrity, purpose, governance, administration, educational program, faculty / staff, learning resources (library, computer facilities), student services and physical and financial resources.
The same procedure will be used to review the central campus in November, Walker said.
The reaccreditation process instigated the development of "Designs for Leadership," the university's self-study released last month,
which assesses in detail each facet of the university's makeup.
The study offers references to the accreditation team for each area being reviewed, and lists findings by a 1981 accreditation team and the university's progress since then.
"A self-study is the standard process prior to a reaccreditation review," Walker said.
Accreditation is important to the university for two reasons, according to Walker. Not only does it confirm the university's qualities in meeting public expectations, but it also allows various schools to leam of each other's progress, he said.
"This is an opportunity for us to gain consultative advice from our peers (other universities and colleges), and simultaneously it's a chance for our colleagues to leam from what we're doing," he said.
The Washington, D.C. School of Public Administration, which opened in 1973, currently has 54 students in its master's degree program and 209 students in its doctorate degree program.
The center operates an intergovernmental management group for 15 graduate students and a semester internship program for 75 undergraduates, and provides a special certificate in public management for FBI trainees, a small group of which will graduate on the day of the team's visit, Walker said.
The center employs about five full-time and eight to ten part-time faculty members.
To Walker's knowledge, this month will mark the first time the association has visited the center in Washington, D.C.
"There is no particular concern at (the Washington center). The task of the team will be to offer free advice, and see if there are issues we're overlooking," he said.
Eggers, the chancellor and president of Syracuse University in New York, is chairman of the team which will visit the main campus Nov. 18.
High academics recognized by honor society
By Caralee Mahlab
Staff Writer
In the spring of 1924, when most women in college worried about earning an "MRS" degree, otherwise known as a marriage certificate, a group of freshmen women at the University of Illinois founded Alpha Lamda Delta, an honor society to recognize high academic achievement of freshmen.
According to the organization's national constitution, its purpose is to encourage superior scholastic achievement among students in their first year of college, to promote a continued high standard of learning and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their future.
Chapters were established at Purdue in 1926 and at DePaul in 1927 as the society became a national organization. Today, it has grown to 196 chapters strong.
The society first admitted male students into the organization in the fall of 1975.
The university's chapter, among the oldest in the Western United States, was chartered on May 23, 1939, about 18 months before UCLA's chapter, said Wally Bobkiewicz, a student member of its national council and a junior majoring in public (Continued on page 11)
PETER ZAKHARY DAILY TROJAN
The Korean Student Association sponsored a noontime activity Wednesday to celebrate Korean Culture Day.
East Asian Department survives loss of top faculty
By Robyn Epstein
Staff Writer
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, recently "hard-hit" by the resignation of three professors, still claims to have one of the nation's leading programs.
"When three leaders in their field are taken out, of course there will be a terrific loss," said Gordon Berger, a history professor and director of the East Asian Studies Center.
Noboru Inamoto and Laurence Thompson retired last spring and Noriko Lippit resigned last year, said Peter Nosco, the first new appointment to the department.
Lippit, who taught contemporary Japanese literature, Inamoto, who taught Japanese civilization, and TTiompson, who taught Chinese civilization, are not easy people to replace, Berger said.
Nonetheless, Berger said the department is working hard to hire new professors. "If no effort was being made to replace them, the result would be disastrous to the department." The professors all had narrow specialties and to hire the best takes time, Nosco said.
"The university has to define what are the most important needs and should be sure these needs will be projected over time," Nosco said. Berger agreed, saying only the best qualified professors should be considered and this means looking carefully.
"The East Asian department is one of the best in the country and that is no exaggeration. Nosco wouldn't come to a poor department. Any university in the United States would like to have him on their staff," Berger said.
The two positions remaining will be filled within the next year or two, Berger said. "We just have to wait and grab the best when they become available, for the outstanding people aren't always available."
Courses designed and taught by the former professors are no longer offered, but Nosco said he feels that will not hurt the curriculum. All of the core courses are still being taught, he said.
The recently released university self-study says "Because of USC’s geographical location, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures is of great importance to this university."
"It is painted towards building itself up as a 'Pacific Rim institution,' so although the department is already strong, we always want improvement," Berger said.
(Continued on page 3)

Seventy-Fifth Year of Publication
trojan
1912 — 1986
Volume Cll, Number 38
University of Southern California
Thursday, October 23, 1986
Assemblyman Roos talks of key aspects in politics
By Stacy Stringer
Staff Writer
Speaking to a largely Republican audience on Tuesday night. Democratic State Assemblyman Mike Roos, a university alumnus, said guts and ambition are the two most important aspects in a political career.
Democratic floor leader in the assembly since 1980, Roos also discussed toxic waste, media, and his personal success story during his two-hour lecture at Waite Phillips Hall.
He was speaking primarily to students from a class entitled Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections. Roos began his discussion with the 75 percent Republican class by pointing out that politics can be "the most fulfilling thing in life" whether one is a Democrat or a Republican.
Talking about toxic waste, which he dtes as the number one issue in California because it "gets followers,” Roos explained how political parties can concentrate on issues to gain votes.
"Toxics are the byproduct of industrial success," Roos said. Using the issue as political leverage, Roos said, toxic waste can "pull people out of their houses to vote Democrat."
He compared this type of political manipulation to the consistent attacks from Republicans on chief justice of the California Supreme Court, Rose Bird. Bird has come under fire recently for
her lax stand on the death penalty.
Although he said he does not necessarily support Bird, Roos said he dislikes the attack on the judiciary system.
Roos said the Democrats are searching for an issue that will
GURI DHALIWAL / DAILY TROJAN
California Assembly Majority Leader Mike Roos.
bring forth a persona that can win followers, like President Reagan in the Republican camp. Reagan "looks at what is good in America," Roos said. "He for-(Continued on page 2)
Public Administration center to be assessed
Team to re-evaluate program
By Lori Grange
Staff Writer
A visit to the university's School of Public Administration in Washington, D.C., by a three-man accreditation team this month will mark the beginning of the university's reaccreditation process.
Melvin Eggers, Richard Williamson and Ralph Wolff, all administrators with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, will begin assessing the public administration center on Oct. 31, according to Jerome Walker, associate provost.
In mid-November, the association will send an 18-member team to Los Angeles to review the main campus.
The association, a voluntary organization which oversees and accredits elementary, secondary, community college and four-year institutions in California, Nevada, Hawaii and the Trust Territories, conducts a review of the university once every ten years, Walker said.
"The Washington review is a preliminary visit associated with a larger effort," he said. "The association usually likes to visit an off-campus program site as part of their review."
The team will assess the strengths, weaknesses and concerns of the Washington center, and will make recommendations accordingly, Walker said.
The men will base their findings on a series of minimal standards adopted by the association in the areas of integrity, purpose, governance, administration, educational program, faculty / staff, learning resources (library, computer facilities), student services and physical and financial resources.
The same procedure will be used to review the central campus in November, Walker said.
The reaccreditation process instigated the development of "Designs for Leadership," the university's self-study released last month,
which assesses in detail each facet of the university's makeup.
The study offers references to the accreditation team for each area being reviewed, and lists findings by a 1981 accreditation team and the university's progress since then.
"A self-study is the standard process prior to a reaccreditation review," Walker said.
Accreditation is important to the university for two reasons, according to Walker. Not only does it confirm the university's qualities in meeting public expectations, but it also allows various schools to leam of each other's progress, he said.
"This is an opportunity for us to gain consultative advice from our peers (other universities and colleges), and simultaneously it's a chance for our colleagues to leam from what we're doing," he said.
The Washington, D.C. School of Public Administration, which opened in 1973, currently has 54 students in its master's degree program and 209 students in its doctorate degree program.
The center operates an intergovernmental management group for 15 graduate students and a semester internship program for 75 undergraduates, and provides a special certificate in public management for FBI trainees, a small group of which will graduate on the day of the team's visit, Walker said.
The center employs about five full-time and eight to ten part-time faculty members.
To Walker's knowledge, this month will mark the first time the association has visited the center in Washington, D.C.
"There is no particular concern at (the Washington center). The task of the team will be to offer free advice, and see if there are issues we're overlooking," he said.
Eggers, the chancellor and president of Syracuse University in New York, is chairman of the team which will visit the main campus Nov. 18.
High academics recognized by honor society
By Caralee Mahlab
Staff Writer
In the spring of 1924, when most women in college worried about earning an "MRS" degree, otherwise known as a marriage certificate, a group of freshmen women at the University of Illinois founded Alpha Lamda Delta, an honor society to recognize high academic achievement of freshmen.
According to the organization's national constitution, its purpose is to encourage superior scholastic achievement among students in their first year of college, to promote a continued high standard of learning and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their future.
Chapters were established at Purdue in 1926 and at DePaul in 1927 as the society became a national organization. Today, it has grown to 196 chapters strong.
The society first admitted male students into the organization in the fall of 1975.
The university's chapter, among the oldest in the Western United States, was chartered on May 23, 1939, about 18 months before UCLA's chapter, said Wally Bobkiewicz, a student member of its national council and a junior majoring in public (Continued on page 11)
PETER ZAKHARY DAILY TROJAN
The Korean Student Association sponsored a noontime activity Wednesday to celebrate Korean Culture Day.
East Asian Department survives loss of top faculty
By Robyn Epstein
Staff Writer
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, recently "hard-hit" by the resignation of three professors, still claims to have one of the nation's leading programs.
"When three leaders in their field are taken out, of course there will be a terrific loss," said Gordon Berger, a history professor and director of the East Asian Studies Center.
Noboru Inamoto and Laurence Thompson retired last spring and Noriko Lippit resigned last year, said Peter Nosco, the first new appointment to the department.
Lippit, who taught contemporary Japanese literature, Inamoto, who taught Japanese civilization, and TTiompson, who taught Chinese civilization, are not easy people to replace, Berger said.
Nonetheless, Berger said the department is working hard to hire new professors. "If no effort was being made to replace them, the result would be disastrous to the department." The professors all had narrow specialties and to hire the best takes time, Nosco said.
"The university has to define what are the most important needs and should be sure these needs will be projected over time," Nosco said. Berger agreed, saying only the best qualified professors should be considered and this means looking carefully.
"The East Asian department is one of the best in the country and that is no exaggeration. Nosco wouldn't come to a poor department. Any university in the United States would like to have him on their staff," Berger said.
The two positions remaining will be filled within the next year or two, Berger said. "We just have to wait and grab the best when they become available, for the outstanding people aren't always available."
Courses designed and taught by the former professors are no longer offered, but Nosco said he feels that will not hurt the curriculum. All of the core courses are still being taught, he said.
The recently released university self-study says "Because of USC’s geographical location, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures is of great importance to this university."
"It is painted towards building itself up as a 'Pacific Rim institution,' so although the department is already strong, we always want improvement," Berger said.
(Continued on page 3)